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Wind Advisory 9, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 16, 2012, 3:09 PM MDT for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2012, 3:09 PM MDT (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 54 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912 WWUS74 KEPZ 162109 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 309 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS WEEKEND... .A LARGE AND COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. AS IT DOES...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL STRONGEST OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WHERE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH MAY OCCUR ON SATURDAY. SOME BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO OCCUR IN DUST PRONE AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER ON SUNDAY...VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT... COMBINED WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS CRUCES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN WINDY ON MONDAY. NMZ401>409-171200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT 309 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AFFECTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY: SOME BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DOWN TO 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS CRUCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ410>417-TXZ418>424-171200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 309 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AFFECTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY: SOME BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS CRUCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LUNDEEN
2 follow-up statements
713 WWUS74 KEPZ 171112 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 512 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS WEEKEND... .A LARGE AND COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY. AS IT DOES...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. SOME BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO OCCUR IN DUST PRONE AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER ON SUNDAY...VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT... COMBINED WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS CRUCES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN WINDY ON MONDAY. NMZ410>417-TXZ418>424-172200- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 512 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AFFECTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY: SOME BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ401>409-172200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT 512 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AFFECTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY: SOME BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DOWN TO 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS CRUCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HEFNER
378 WWUS74 KEPZ 171932 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 132 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE...COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL CAUSE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH INTO THIS EVENING WITH A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER...BRINGING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST SUNDAY MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE I-10 CORRIDOR WEST OF LAS CRUCES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN WINDY ON MONDAY. TXZ418-420>424-180345- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO... UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS... SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 132 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AFFECTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY: CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ401>417-TXZ419-180345- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD... HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 132 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: TODAY...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE AFFECTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AFFECTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY: SOME BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PARK
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 6:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:44 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 41 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:09 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 22 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:10 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 24 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.